Privatization in Eastern Europe: lessons from the Hungarian experience.

From: Mid-Atlantic Journal of Business | Date: December 1, 1992| Author: Kaikati, Jack | Copyright information

This paper provides an overview of the privatization process that is taking place in Hungary. It has three main objectives. First, it outlines the main reasons for privatization in Hungary. Second, it discusses the privatization process in two distinct phases, mainly the periods before and after the establishment of the State Property Agency (SPA). Third, it pinpoints the problems and challenges associated with privatizing Hungarian enterprises and how the Hungarian experience might ...

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